Alvarez took home $160,000 after avenging his Bellator 58 loss to
Chandler ($95,000) with a split-decision triumph in the evening’s
headliner at Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif., on
Saturday night.

Joe
Riggs was the card’s other top earner, as “Diesel” made
$100,000 for outpointing Mike
Bronzoulis ($5,000) in the “Fight Master” finale. Riggs
received a $95,000 bonus for winning the reality show. The figures
were released Sunday by the California State Athletic
Commission.

Bellator 106 included two more title bouts, as Emanuel
Newton ($20,000) defeated Muhammed
Lawal ($10,000) for a second time to capture the promotion’s
interim light heavyweight strap, while Daniel
Straus ($40,000) upset Pat Curran
($40,000) in a 145-pound championship tilt.

Note: The disclosed purses reported by state athletic
commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary
bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion.
Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions
made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not
include any sponsorship money that a fighter may acquire for their
performance.